KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday directed the police department to lodge a case for a missing person on behalf of state, if family of the person did not contact them, Bol News reported.

Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto said if family members of the missing person did not turn up, let them be. Lodge a complaint on state’s behalf, if someone had gone missing, he said.

Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto said it was the responsibility of the police to register the case and start the investigation.

The high court ordered to register cases of missing citizens Rashid and Naseem from Sachal area of Karachi. Despite the directive, the families of the missing persons did not come to file cases, the SHO Sachal said.

“We also contacted the given numbers. The families of the missing persons approached the court for recovery,” SHO Police Station Sachal.

The court asked for a report from the police and other agencies within four weeks. It also directed to convene meetings of the joint investigation teams (JITs) and provincial task force.